the President of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, you really wanted to, the European Topclubs not – the new the Club world Cup. Infantino has received it. And the European Topclubs are now closed.

“The previous Club world Cup every year in December, a nonsense competition. I understand the Fifa that this competition is now to be reformed,” said Bayern Munich’s CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge German media on Sunday. Bayern President Uli Hoeness double after the 6:0 thrashing of Mainz: “This confederations Cup is a waste of time. A Club world Cup with great teams all four years instead of the Confed Cup, that’s wonderful.”

Bayern, with the new attitude is not alone. Real Madrid looks “with anticipation”, wrote the French newspaper “L’équipe”.

The letter of protest in the run-up

Before the vote, the Fifa Council on Friday in Miami, the 15-member Board of Directors of the ECA, the Association of 232 European Clubs, was closed against Infantinos plans. He was sent a letter of protest, which Clubs such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, with your signature, to Express, to want not in this new tournament. Infantinos men do not let themselves impress. You waved to the plans of the bosses and voted for the new tournament format. Only the seven Uefa delegates of the 31 Voting against.

So the new tournament in which the organizer has not yet started, in the summer of 2021. 24 Clubs will take part in it. Eight from Europe, six from South America, three from Africa, Asia, and North and Central America/Caribbean and one from Oceania. The participants with revenues in the tens of millions to wave.

reform plans for the Champions League

The Uefa and the ECA want according to media reports about Changes to the Champions League for advice. The debate is therefore whether the Champions League could take games in the future, even on weekends, as this would be for the marketing of broadcasting rights to America and Asia, advantageously, according to the news Agency AP reported. In addition, it should be talked about how clubs qualify in the future for the Royal class. According to the “Wall Street Journal” to enter possible Changes until the year 2024. Until then, the game calendar is fixed. (heg/sda)

Created: 18.03.2019, 12:58 PM